Resources

Encuentra el camino más adecuado para tu vocación. Esta tarjeta con puntos de conversación explica cómo los intereses y talentos en materia de computación se corresponden con diferentes programas académicos a nivel de licenciatura y...

Find Your Future in Tech Are you curious about a career in technology but unsure where to start? From the foundational principles of computer science to the practical applications of information technology, and the user-focused...

Computer Science (CS) — not computer literacy — underlies most innovation today, from biotechnology to geoscience to national security. Computer science teaches students design, logical reasoning, and problem solving — all valuable well beyond the...

Spanish version of Why Should Young People Consider Careers in Computing and Information Technology? ¿Qué debe decirle a un joven acerca de las carreras de TI? ¿Cómo pueden prepararse ahora para una carrera en TI? Creada...

What should you tell a young person about tech careers? How can they prepare now for a career in computing? Created for school counselors by Counselors for Computing (C4C), a project of the NCWIT K-12...

The design and décor of the physical spaces where people work contain signals about who does and who does not belong there. When we view these spaces through a diversity of perspectives, we can reveal...

Tools for Fair and Effective Performance Review To build a high-performing culture, our talent management systems must be clear, consistent, and trusted by everyone. Subjectivity and shifting standards in performance reviews can undermine our goal...

Task assignment is a key area affecting employees’ career trajectories, but managers often do not intentionally think about how they go about assigning tasks. When unexamined, subtle biases can slip into these processes negatively impacting...

This report, sponsored by NCWIT, adds to the relatively limited research studying patterns of women-founded, venture-backed startups. While others have tended to look at topline aggregates of venture deals and funding amounts by the gender...

La tecnología es un campo de rápido crecimiento, con salarios altos y creativo. He aquí 10 consejos para que usted, como miembro de la familia, pueda estimular a las niñas a su alrededor a estudiar...

Technology is a fast-growing, high-paying, creative field. Here are 10 ways that you, as a family member, can encourage the girls in your life to study, and have a career in, computer science and related...

Student groups and organizations on college and university campuses that focus on specific interests or identities can help reduce feelings of isolation and increase a sense of community and belonging. The groups often involve shared...

An often overlooked way to broaden participation in computing is to grow a more inclusive student community and culture. A good way to build this community is to employ well-structured collaborative learning opportunities in your...

Learn more about using Computation Creativity activities in your introductory computing courses to engage your students and to improve their learning. In this March 2018 issue of ACM Inroads magazine, NCWIT Research Scientist and EngageCSEdu...

Computer Science-in-a-Box: Unplug Your Curriculum introduces fundamental building blocks of computer science — without using computers. Use it with students ages 9 to 14 to teach lessons about how computers work, while addressing critical mathematics...

Strategies for Increasing Participation and Transparency in Patenting Patenting processes are often unclear, making it difficult for employees to know when an idea, process, or product should be patented or how they might go about...

Use this resource to lead discussions on how bias might show up in everyday workplace interactions and practice ways of responding. Click the “View” button to see an online version, or click the “Download” button...

This is the first of a regular column that EngageCSEdu is doing for ACM InRoads magazine. The goal of the column is to show how great teaching can help broaden participation in computing. This article...

This toolkit contains a variety of resources for people seeking to advance sponsorship, for would-be sponsors, and for protégés looking for a sponsor. Use these tools to help you make the case for sponsorship in...

One of NCWIT’s most popular reports, Women in Tech: The Facts, brings together research findings on technical women including a summary of the key barriers to women’s participation in technology, promising practices for addressing these...